GNU bug report logs - #6430
Emacs WINDOWS truncates exit status of processes to 8 bits

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: macross84 <at> ozu.es

Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2010 17:29:01 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Tags: wontfix

Done: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: macross84 <at> ozu.es
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: Emacs WINDOWS truncates exit status of processes to 8 bits
Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2010 19:20:59 +0200 (CEST)

We all know this is a stupid behaviour

Unix programs ported to windows are going to return exit statuses that go
in 8 bits, but emacs truncating the exit status to 8 bits by force is
making to lose 24 bits of the exit status of native windows programs.


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